- put something to sleep
- put (something) to sleep
to kill an animal medically.
Mitzie is an old, sick cat, and I think we may have to put her to sleep.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
put something to sleep
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put something to sleep — PUT DOWN, destroy. → sleep * * * put something to sleep phrase to give an animal drugs so that it dies quickly without feeling any pain Poor old Spot had to be put to sleep. Thesaurus: treating animals and animal welfarehyponym Main entry: sleep… … Useful english dictionary
put something to sleep — to give an animal drugs so that it dies quickly without feeling any pain Poor old Spot had to be put to sleep … English dictionary
put something to sleep — kill an animal painlessly. → sleep … English new terms dictionary
put (something) to bed — 1. to finish dealing with something. This is an opportunity for us to put some of these problems to bed. 2. to get a newspaper, magazine, or book ready to be printed. You put the paper to bed and you re proud of it, but the next morning you find… … New idioms dictionary
put something down — 1 he put his ideas down on paper: WRITE DOWN, note down, jot down, take down, set down; list, record, register, log. 2 they put down the rebellion: SUP … Useful english dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put to sleep — put (something) to sleep to kill an animal medically. Mitzie is an old, sick cat, and I think we may have to put her to sleep … New idioms dictionary
sleep — sleep1 [ slip ] (past tense and past participle slept [ slept ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive to go into a natural state in which you are unconscious for a time and your body rests, especially for several hours at night: The baby usually sleeps in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleep */*/*/ — I UK [sliːp] / US [slɪp] verb Word forms sleep : present tense I/you/we/they sleep he/she/it sleeps present participle sleeping past tense slept UK [slept] / US past participle slept 1) [intransitive] to go into a natural state in which you are… … English dictionary
sleep — noun 1》 a regularly recurring condition of body and mind in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. 2》 a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after… … English new terms dictionary
